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. 2026 Mar 4;17:1748490. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2026.1748490

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Panel A, B, and C each present a scatter plot with error bars depicting mean bone mineral density (BMD) in grams per square centimeter for males and females grouped by age ranging from twenty-one to eighty years, showing a consistent decline in BMD with age, with females experiencing a greater decrease than males in all panels. — (A) Lumbar Spine, (B) Right Hip, (C) Left Hip mean bone mineral density (BMD) trend across age groups, stratified by sex. Error bars represent the 95% confidence intervals.